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i guess we're here tonight to refresh mitt romney's memory. the president proposed the american jobs act in 2011. this is a fact. i think i was covering the news when this was taking place. this was a $450 billion plan that would have created at least $1.3 million jobs and as many as 2 million jobs. what happened? well, it was rejected by the republicans. that's a fact. despite its bipartisan proposals. now, the full bill was introduced on the senate floor, this is a fact, october 11th, 2011. a partial bill, another one for teachers and first responders, that was introduced on october 17th. i promise you, folks, i'm not making this up. an infrastructure jobs bill was introduced on october 31st. my friends, all three bills failed to receive enough support from republicans to proceed. here's what republicans did pass in the house. maybe mitt should be talking about this. a useless bill to repeal the health care law, a bill to defund national public radio. hold it right there. how many of your neighbors have been complaining about npr? i mean, ok
i guess we're here tonight to refresh mitt romney's memory. the president proposed the american jobs act in 2011. this is a fact. i think i was covering the news when this was taking place. this was a $450 billion plan that would have created at least $1.3 million jobs and as many as 2 million jobs. what happened? well, it was rejected by the republicans. that's a fact. despite its bipartisan proposals. now, the full bill was introduced on the senate floor, this is a fact, october 11th, 2011. a...
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romney -- it's not just romney, seriously. but romney is very flawed on this sue. is country needs c t grips that you can't go into poor neighborhoods and raise property taxes and expect that all the education pblems are going to be fixed in america. we have to federally fund public education, no child ft behind, the money never showed up to the districts around the country. conservatives don't want to fund it and the democrats don't have the political power to make sure that it gets done so that's why we have failing schools in this country. for the first time in 25 years, the teachers in chicago went on strike. they didn't go on strike because they thoughthey were getting rewhteo paycheck. they went on strike because they wanted to make sure that every classroom was properly resourced and every kid had a fhting chance to make it in america. mitt romney, if you want to draw the le here, really made t se t 47% in education today, don't you think? he's willing to admit that some kids are just going to fail and we'll just blame it on the damn unions and the teachers
romney -- it's not just romney, seriously. but romney is very flawed on this sue. is country needs c t grips that you can't go into poor neighborhoods and raise property taxes and expect that all the education pblems are going to be fixed in america. we have to federally fund public education, no child ft behind, the money never showed up to the districts around the country. conservatives don't want to fund it and the democrats don't have the political power to make sure that it gets done so...
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and the president and mitt romney are kind of at parity. so the romney campaign, taking a look at michigan, calls it a wild card state, so they believe it's doable. >> the president is saying forward, that's the theme of the campaign. and right now what you're hearing from the romney camp is broken promises, right? >> right. >> so those are the two messages that i think define how you're going to take the numbers and decide what it means for you. >> here's the interesting thing right now and this is the problem for the obama campaign, which is that a majority of people like the president in this country. but only 50% or 49% approve of his policies. so they like him more than they think he's doing a good job. and that's where their problem is and that's mitt romney's opportunity. >> gloria borger as always, have a great weekend. nice to chat with you. >> you too. >> if you want a breakdown of this and where the jobs are in this week's jobs report head over to cnn.com/yourbottomline. >>> coming up, jobs. a big part of occupy wall street's fru
and the president and mitt romney are kind of at parity. so the romney campaign, taking a look at michigan, calls it a wild card state, so they believe it's doable. >> the president is saying forward, that's the theme of the campaign. and right now what you're hearing from the romney camp is broken promises, right? >> right. >> so those are the two messages that i think define how you're going to take the numbers and decide what it means for you. >> here's the...
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then mitt romney, where is your party? this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> with america in crisis, with 23 million people out of work or stopped looking for work, he hasn't put forward a plan to get us working again. >> reporte >> mitt romney is running for president of fantasyland, with his latest claim on jobs. ben labolt of the obama campaign responds tonight. >> let's get to work! >>> governor rick scott is officially refusing to stop his voter purge. the attorney general is responding. we'll have the latest from florida. >> we will make sure that the federal law is enforced. and we have to enforce the law to protect the rights of american citizens. >>> and it's the biggest lawsuit in sports history. 2,000 former players are suing the nfl over their handling of brain injuries. i'll ask the nation's dan zurin if they have a case. >>> good to have you with us. thanks for watching. republicans think they can beat president obama by just hammering him on the issue of jobs and jobs performance. but the president made it clear today that
then mitt romney, where is your party? this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> with america in crisis, with 23 million people out of work or stopped looking for work, he hasn't put forward a plan to get us working again. >> reporte >> mitt romney is running for president of fantasyland, with his latest claim on jobs. ben labolt of the obama campaign responds tonight. >> let's get to work! >>> governor rick scott is officially refusing to stop his...
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this rocky mountain poll shoes president obama with a two-point lead over mitt romney. the key here may be the latino vote which is heavily in obama's favor. what's interesting is only one democrat has won arizona in the past 60 years and that, you may recall, was bill clinton, 1996. both candidates are off the campaign trail today working on debate prep. president obama came under a lot of criticism for his performance in the first debate. well, he's get a second chance on tuesday. cnn's athena jones has a preview for us. >> good morning, randi. the second debate is on its way. why? because it will be undecided voters asking the questions. round 2, president obama and governor mitt romney face off in their second debate tuesday. a town hall moderated by cnn's cannily crowley which says the format presents unique challenges for the candidates. >> the challenge is that they've got to connect not just with the people that are looking into the television and watching them but to the people that are on the stage with them, some 80 or so undecided voters as chosen by gal up.
this rocky mountain poll shoes president obama with a two-point lead over mitt romney. the key here may be the latino vote which is heavily in obama's favor. what's interesting is only one democrat has won arizona in the past 60 years and that, you may recall, was bill clinton, 1996. both candidates are off the campaign trail today working on debate prep. president obama came under a lot of criticism for his performance in the first debate. well, he's get a second chance on tuesday. cnn's...
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he likes former massachusetts governor mitt romney. yet, president obama's foreign policy has gotten his attention. >> he has impressed me with the way he led the drawdown in iraq and in afghanistan as well. >> reporter: the killing of osama bin laden has also won over some former critics. that's the sales pitch democrats are making. republicans say this outreach is honorable, but they're skeptical of an election year appeal to veterans. >> they deserve, you know, support every day of the year, but not just when it's convenient. >> taking nothing for granted, former veterans affairs secretary in the bush administration is pitching mitt romney to veterans and their families. >> we'll be doing our work as aggressively as we possibly can to make sure that the veterans understand who governor romney is and will cast their vote for him. >> republicans are using proposed defense budget cuts and concerns about america's military strength to raise doubts about the president's policies. on the military times website one veteran posted "i simply
he likes former massachusetts governor mitt romney. yet, president obama's foreign policy has gotten his attention. >> he has impressed me with the way he led the drawdown in iraq and in afghanistan as well. >> reporter: the killing of osama bin laden has also won over some former critics. that's the sales pitch democrats are making. republicans say this outreach is honorable, but they're skeptical of an election year appeal to veterans. >> they deserve, you know, support...
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. >> now romney is attacking the president on medicare. the aarp says obama care cracks down on medicare, fraud, waste and abuse and strengthens guaranteed benefits. the ryan plan says it would underline medicare and higher costs for seniors. the voucher plan could raise future retirees 6, $000. get the facts. >> what do you say about that one? >> that's why you have paul ryan in florida today. he'll be in orlando trying to shore up his plan, the romney plan. his mother is going to tour around florida with him. it's all to go after the older vote, making sure they don't feel they are going to be undercut and lose their benefits and services. the ryan plan only goes after those under 55, you and me. >> exactly. seniors are paying close attention to this one. nice to see you. thank you. >> thanks a lot. >>> as a member of the syrian regime's inner circle fled the country? there are reports about the where abouts about the senior vice president. we have a live report, straight ahead. with the spark miles card from capital one, thor's couture
. >> now romney is attacking the president on medicare. the aarp says obama care cracks down on medicare, fraud, waste and abuse and strengthens guaranteed benefits. the ryan plan says it would underline medicare and higher costs for seniors. the voucher plan could raise future retirees 6, $000. get the facts. >> what do you say about that one? >> that's why you have paul ryan in florida today. he'll be in orlando trying to shore up his plan, the romney plan. his mother is...
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he is putting words in romney's mouth. he is taking it out of context. >> never talked about them being victims. here is what mitt romney actually s >>qu there are 47% who are with him dependant upon government who believe that they are victims. today, it was described this way byorr democratic governor of ohio at the democratic national convention. >> mitt romney has so little economic patriotism that even this money needs a passport. ecayman islands and winters on the cloeps slopes of the swi. barack obama is an economic patriot. mitt romney is an out sourcing pioneer. here is pdeba ecomic patriotism today. >> during the campaign season you hear a lot about patriotism. you know what? it is time for a new economi i the belief that growing our economy begins with a growing middle class. likely voters in new hampshire where mitt romney owns a home. esident obama leads mitt romny sen points. unlikely voters in north carolina president obama pol at 48% and mitt romney at 46%. ki a as for the rest of mba the campaign that do n
he is putting words in romney's mouth. he is taking it out of context. >> never talked about them being victims. here is what mitt romney actually s >>qu there are 47% who are with him dependant upon government who believe that they are victims. today, it was described this way byorr democratic governor of ohio at the democratic national convention. >> mitt romney has so little economic patriotism that even this money needs a passport. ecayman islands and winters on the cloeps...
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president obama's challenger, mitt romney, calling him to concede. mr. romney calling mr. obama. congratulateing him. a short time after that phone call that romney and the president addressed the nation. >>> our number tonight, $450. that's the amount thousands were willing to spend on a starbucks gift card. it's a special edition card made of steel, we're told. it was 450 bucks. it gets you $400 worth of coffee. free refills, we're told. the cards sold instantly online. we have a feeling there will be more. >>> the video making the "instant index." so close to getting the mom to the e.r. in iowa. just feet away, in fact. the baby didn't want to wait. surveillance video shows the mother, whose name is rachel, gives birthright in the parking lot just outside the e.r. taylor was born in the front seat of the minivan. mom, baby, and dad, chris, doing great tonight. we want to hear from you. tweet me, i'm easy to find on twitter. it's @davidmuir. >>> when we come back on the broadcast here tonight, what we never knew about this scene between bergman and bogart. and there's something
president obama's challenger, mitt romney, calling him to concede. mr. romney calling mr. obama. congratulateing him. a short time after that phone call that romney and the president addressed the nation. >>> our number tonight, $450. that's the amount thousands were willing to spend on a starbucks gift card. it's a special edition card made of steel, we're told. it was 450 bucks. it gets you $400 worth of coffee. free refills, we're told. the cards sold instantly online. we have a...
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he also talked about private equity quite favorably and he also talked about mitt romney meeting the threshold of qualification for president. all of those things create, frankly, a bit of weakness on president obama's part. what he needs to do if he can't -- to the extent he can't run on his economic record is at least create doubt in the populous that president romney isn't qualified to be president so all of these things put together have actually undercut, i think, president clinton's -- i'm sorry, president obama's major argument for weakening mitt romney. >> i do think it's rather risky for the republicans to rely on bill clinton as their validater on economic arguments. he makes arguments on why a more progressive tax code makes sense, why fiscal discipline makes sense, long-term entitlement reform. there's very little daylight between his position and president obama. throw him in that briar patch. >> as long as he doesn't get in his own way. as long as he doesn't get in his own way and get in the principal's way, which is what he's done here which is why we're talking about
he also talked about private equity quite favorably and he also talked about mitt romney meeting the threshold of qualification for president. all of those things create, frankly, a bit of weakness on president obama's part. what he needs to do if he can't -- to the extent he can't run on his economic record is at least create doubt in the populous that president romney isn't qualified to be president so all of these things put together have actually undercut, i think, president clinton's --...
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i think romney will benefit from that. the base will never be in love with mitt romney, but they dislike barack obama to the extent that it may not matter. >> you're making a heroic effort at bipartisan and being reasonable, but -- >> what's wrong -- >> it's true. it's true. >> i don't believe, you go back to 2004, you will find the number of top democrats so unhappy with the nomination they had before them. >> sure, they were just as unhappy as the top republicans are now. they talk about the folks that didn't get in in 2004. they talked about the folks not getting in 1992. >> the reality of it is -- >> i have never seen a candidate that's more polenta. >> that's for you, chris, he is floating -- >> he is floating somebody's boat out there somewhere. >> the best guys? the capital people? who likes romney? >> chris likes him, right? >> i don't get into the liking and disliking, but you can make the argument, chris, that i agree with you, mitt romney is not the most dynamic charismatic guy in the world. you can make the arg
i think romney will benefit from that. the base will never be in love with mitt romney, but they dislike barack obama to the extent that it may not matter. >> you're making a heroic effort at bipartisan and being reasonable, but -- >> what's wrong -- >> it's true. it's true. >> i don't believe, you go back to 2004, you will find the number of top democrats so unhappy with the nomination they had before them. >> sure, they were just as unhappy as the top republicans...
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look at the plan that romney -- that the ryan-romney plan with the ryan budget. for young people, you know, who i represent, it would make going to college basically unaffordable. romney, when he was in ohio, when asked how outcome people should pay jung people should borrow from their parents. i don't think that's forward looking. >> emily, 8.3% unemployment jobs report coming friday just hours after the president accepts his party's renomination. we have got enim nehemiah mick 1 anemic 1. a 5. you guys are stuck with talking about college loans. that's an important issue but that's not what most americans are talking about. >> sure, no, we absolutely should be talking about the economy. we just had an entire week for romney, ryan to unveil their program. their plan. it is not something that we saw. this week in charlotte we will see concrete plans from president obama talking about how we are going to keep and raise a strong middle class. >> all right. assemblyman, go ahead. >> if we talk about history repeated itself, we heard all of these promises from presid
look at the plan that romney -- that the ryan-romney plan with the ryan budget. for young people, you know, who i represent, it would make going to college basically unaffordable. romney, when he was in ohio, when asked how outcome people should pay jung people should borrow from their parents. i don't think that's forward looking. >> emily, 8.3% unemployment jobs report coming friday just hours after the president accepts his party's renomination. we have got enim nehemiah mick 1 anemic...
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and mitt romney goes to colorado monday and the debate is wednesday. besides the preparation, we're seeing both campaigns trying to low low expectations. not just campaigns, listen to governor romney. >> he's president of the united states and an eloquent speaker. >> he's a very eloquent speaker and in his debate last time with senator mccain, he'll be very eloquent. >> reporter: the whole idea is lower the bar and if you're doing well you beat expectations and win the debate, the spin they're playing. listen to stephanie from the obama campaign. >> what history tells us that challengers normally win the first debate just by the fact they're standing on the stage with the president. that elevates them and normally come into this as underdogs. we're coming into this very realistic mitt romney is likely to win if he plays his cards right. >> reporter: while the candidates themselves are laying low today, the running mates will be in the spotlight. >> tell us about what paul ryan is doing this weekend while mitt romney is rehearsing and getting ready in m
and mitt romney goes to colorado monday and the debate is wednesday. besides the preparation, we're seeing both campaigns trying to low low expectations. not just campaigns, listen to governor romney. >> he's president of the united states and an eloquent speaker. >> he's a very eloquent speaker and in his debate last time with senator mccain, he'll be very eloquent. >> reporter: the whole idea is lower the bar and if you're doing well you beat expectations and win the debate,...
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romney's proposing a different way to do it. everybody's in the middle going okay, what are we going to do. i actually think people that voted for obama are really being hardcore with him about where he's coming from and people that voted for republicans in the past are going i don't know, i got to really take a look at this. to be honest with you, i'm ill, ill and wary of politics. to turn on the tv -- >> we agree. we agree. >> it just almost gives me a headache to think about turning it on. i'm just weary of it. i think americans in general are, no matter what your affiliation. honestly, i can't stand most of them regardless of the party. >> you can take subjects that you would think would start out as john and i are completely far apart, and then once we start discussing it, then you find out how much honestly we both kind of are saying the same thing. >> i kind of come from the theory of no one man can handle so much in their mind, that many details and be responsible for that much although that is that calling but it's up t
romney's proposing a different way to do it. everybody's in the middle going okay, what are we going to do. i actually think people that voted for obama are really being hardcore with him about where he's coming from and people that voted for republicans in the past are going i don't know, i got to really take a look at this. to be honest with you, i'm ill, ill and wary of politics. to turn on the tv -- >> we agree. we agree. >> it just almost gives me a headache to think about...
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that is definitely great because someone like mitt romney everyone knows he changes his mind. he can be a stick to beat you with in the sense that if you never change your mind about anything is that in itself healthy? >> time and history helps change your views. i have changed and modified my views on what i think about the death penalty. so it is not overly ridged but i st see it as a refinement in growth and developing a fill aphilosop. we had a grand experiment here and i'm motivated by the fact that i would hate to see it lost. i would like to refine it and pick up the pieces where we left off and actually improve up on what we had in the past. >> you are the oldest candidate and yet the one that many say has the most energy and the biggest youth following. where do you get this energy from? >> i don't know exactly where does our health come from. there is a lot of things. mental health is important. >> do you have a regime in the campaign? >> yes but it gets interrupted the campaign. i have had a strict regime that involves a lot of exercise and eating habits are very im
that is definitely great because someone like mitt romney everyone knows he changes his mind. he can be a stick to beat you with in the sense that if you never change your mind about anything is that in itself healthy? >> time and history helps change your views. i have changed and modified my views on what i think about the death penalty. so it is not overly ridged but i st see it as a refinement in growth and developing a fill aphilosop. we had a grand experiment here and i'm motivated...
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romney clearly does not believe. in 1984, the catholic governor of new york, mario cuomo spoke at america's most renowned catholic university, notre dame. he was not timid. >> proi tenth my ride to be a catholic by preserving your right to be a jew. or a protestant, or a nonbeliever or anything else you choose. >>here is mario cuomo not only acknowledging the existence of non-christian religions, something romney could not do, but acknowledging the existence of what he called "the nonbeliever." and acknowledging the existence of your right to believe as he put it, anything else you choose. mitt romney would never dare speak that sentence to any audience anywhere. but the cuomo position is the true american position. mario cuomo the catholic did not pander to his largely catholic audience. mario cuomo challenged his audience not to is you sum to the temptration of forcing their beliefs on others. something mitt romney will dare not do. in front of any christian audience at any time. mitt romney stands so timidly befor
romney clearly does not believe. in 1984, the catholic governor of new york, mario cuomo spoke at america's most renowned catholic university, notre dame. he was not timid. >> proi tenth my ride to be a catholic by preserving your right to be a jew. or a protestant, or a nonbeliever or anything else you choose. >>here is mario cuomo not only acknowledging the existence of non-christian religions, something romney could not do, but acknowledging the existence of what he called...
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he says that romney is doing the opposite. no jobs in the short run so they can get elected and nothing done now or ever about debt reduction. your thoughts. >> first of all, chris, let me just say as an observer of politics, how clear is it that bill clinton loves his stuff? he is in his element 100%. if you're good at sgromething, u enjoy it. he is good at this. to be frank, i think the obama campaign has struggled with the obama campaign keeps saying it is a choice, not a referendum. it's a choice between what obama has done and will do and what mitt romney has done. they keep saying, look at mitt romney's plan. here's the difference, again. stark terms, simple terms, taking something complex, making it simple and saying, this is what the world would look like with barack obama, we know that. here's what the world would look like with mitt romney? which of the two do you want? that has to be the dynamic, because frankly, if it's a referendum on the economy, mitt romney is not going to do it. >> i've been around longer than
he says that romney is doing the opposite. no jobs in the short run so they can get elected and nothing done now or ever about debt reduction. your thoughts. >> first of all, chris, let me just say as an observer of politics, how clear is it that bill clinton loves his stuff? he is in his element 100%. if you're good at sgromething, u enjoy it. he is good at this. to be frank, i think the obama campaign has struggled with the obama campaign keeps saying it is a choice, not a referendum....
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romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinner
romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life...
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but mitt romney has said that he is not worried as he puts it. one day, you're up. then the next day you are down. one of the challenges facing the campaigns is getting people to the polls, not just getting them enthusiastic about voting for either of the candidates but actually getting them registered. there are around 37 million americans who are eligible to cast ballots but just aren't registered. it's become a major push for the campaigns to get them on the books. but as our joe johns reports, new state laws are making it much more complicated. >> reporter: in the past two years almost every state in the country has introduced or passed some type of chachlk or restriction to the voting laws. 41 out of the 50 states since the last midterm election. we're talking about all kinds of challenges to the voting laws, for early voting, for voter registration, absentee ballots and some of the most controversial changes of all are to laws requiring voters to show photo identification. 11 states have already gotten photo i.d. laws in place. another six states have photo i.
but mitt romney has said that he is not worried as he puts it. one day, you're up. then the next day you are down. one of the challenges facing the campaigns is getting people to the polls, not just getting them enthusiastic about voting for either of the candidates but actually getting them registered. there are around 37 million americans who are eligible to cast ballots but just aren't registered. it's become a major push for the campaigns to get them on the books. but as our joe johns...
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romney was shellshocked. we wept into the evening confident we had a good path to victory. i don't think there was one person who saw this coming. romney was shellshocked. those people just don't watch enough msnbc and have never heard of nate silver. team obama was not shocked by tuesday's result. campaign managers who won a bear hug from the president for his efforts said it came down to a laser focus on the battleground ta states. 3.7% compared to 20085.3 showing our advantage in the battleground states. how did the campaign manage to keep better margins in the battleground states? >> we got the coop on november 4th on the condition that time not use names and public anything until after election day. in the past month said one official the team had polling data from about 29,000 people in ohio alone. a whopping samp that composed nearly half of one percent of voters there allowing for deep dives into the group. this was a huge advantage when the polls started to slip after the first debate. they could che
romney was shellshocked. we wept into the evening confident we had a good path to victory. i don't think there was one person who saw this coming. romney was shellshocked. those people just don't watch enough msnbc and have never heard of nate silver. team obama was not shocked by tuesday's result. campaign managers who won a bear hug from the president for his efforts said it came down to a laser focus on the battleground ta states. 3.7% compared to 20085.3 showing our advantage in the...
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of those who have voted so faru romney. we should note here there's another wave of exit polling coming later in the day that tends to be pro labor and pro democrat for 50 years now. here's head of "the ed show," ed schultz, always assuming for the better part of labor and for the interests of labor and democrats, they always do better after people get home at night after work, after 6:00. how does it look to you? >> i think it looks great, chris. i think the elbow grease ground game that the democrats have been able to put together in this state could lend itself to having a big night tonight. there is still a lot of people in this state that have to vote, and the polls will be open until 8:00. but what we're hearing is just a massive turnout in milwaukee county, and this is a big, big key. the democrats have gone to the polls to see who is voting and then they have sent canvassing teams into certain wards of the state to make sure they get out to vote. this isn't mailing, this isn't phone calls, this is elbow gl s grease
of those who have voted so faru romney. we should note here there's another wave of exit polling coming later in the day that tends to be pro labor and pro democrat for 50 years now. here's head of "the ed show," ed schultz, always assuming for the better part of labor and for the interests of labor and democrats, they always do better after people get home at night after work, after 6:00. how does it look to you? >> i think it looks great, chris. i think the elbow grease ground...
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and mitt romney. on the day after the president announces that he has flipped and flopped -- i'm sorry, evolved for the fifth time on his position on gay marriage you think a coincidence or do you think the white house is coordinating with the washington post? >> i think coincidence but helpful. think about what we learned in the last 48 hours about president obama's decision making. apparently according to white house leaks to the media he made this decision at some time in the past. he was sitting on it and going to hold it until the time just before the conventions in order to get the maximum political benefit from it. how callous is that. this important ref renda coming in north carolina and he can't be counted on to be heard on one side or the other? it is ironic. it weakens the image that we have of the president as a strong leader. he made this change and was going to sit on it until he thought he could milk it for the best political advantage for h his reelection campaign. >> sean: i'm viewing
and mitt romney. on the day after the president announces that he has flipped and flopped -- i'm sorry, evolved for the fifth time on his position on gay marriage you think a coincidence or do you think the white house is coordinating with the washington post? >> i think coincidence but helpful. think about what we learned in the last 48 hours about president obama's decision making. apparently according to white house leaks to the media he made this decision at some time in the past. he...
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i think he came on as a surrogate for romney. he basically said romney has done a good job. he said cutting jobs was a good thing for those purposes. he said it's wrong to be doing what obama is doing. he gave the case for bain and for romney, just short of saying romney ought to be president. >> and i talked to some republican national committee officials yesterday who said they were popping champagne corks after "meet the press" yesterday, because yes, indeed, mayor booker made their points to him. when mitt romney campaigns, he talks about his private sector experience, that he spent 25 years doing that, but he doesn't talk a lot about what he did exactly. he'll mention a couple things like sports authority and the office supply chain staples and domi domino's, to say that here are some very successful companies that, with my leadership at bain, we helped make successful. but that's the extent of it. he only talks about the successes and not the failures, and here you have mayor booker making the point for him and neutralizing that as an issue so he doesn't have to talk a
i think he came on as a surrogate for romney. he basically said romney has done a good job. he said cutting jobs was a good thing for those purposes. he said it's wrong to be doing what obama is doing. he gave the case for bain and for romney, just short of saying romney ought to be president. >> and i talked to some republican national committee officials yesterday who said they were popping champagne corks after "meet the press" yesterday, because yes, indeed, mayor booker...
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romney rallied supporters in cleveland. >> i'm feeling it r you feeling it? >> reporter: i'm peter alexander traveling with governor romney in pennsylvania. >> i want to first talk to you about those numbers, about the leadership question, saying that president obama may have gotten a sandy bounce. is there anything that romney can do in that case or does he have to be on the sidelines? >> he is on the sidelineses, there's no question about it. in talking to the president today, they maintain that their zeta is unchanged. he would win bagsd on -- the reality is chris christie is now having to go out of his way to say he's still voting for mitt romney. he did provide him a boost. mitt romney needs to lead, let's face it the country is starved for it at the moment which is why i think it resonates. >> they both really have reason to be confident now, don't they? >> they have reason to be confident because you saw our poll, it's deadlocked, neck and neck. now it's whether they get their supporters to the polls, this very sophisticated report that the president h
romney rallied supporters in cleveland. >> i'm feeling it r you feeling it? >> reporter: i'm peter alexander traveling with governor romney in pennsylvania. >> i want to first talk to you about those numbers, about the leadership question, saying that president obama may have gotten a sandy bounce. is there anything that romney can do in that case or does he have to be on the sidelines? >> he is on the sidelineses, there's no question about it. in talking to the...
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president obama defined the romney plan with more specificity than romney did. >> the theory that the best way to grow the economy is from the top down. romney believes if you simply take away regulations and cut taxes by trillions of dollars, the market will solve all of our problems on its own. if you agree with that, you should vote for them. and i promise you, they will take us in that direction. >>> without presidential leadership, it simply can't happen. controlling only one chamber, republicans in congress can only do so much. >> joining us now is robert reich, now a professor of economics at the university of california berkeley. today, i heard mitt romney announce how he was going to bring this country back. and the specifics were two things. one, a tax increase. he didn't use that phrase but he said he's going to raise tariffs on chinese products. so that is a tax increase as we know. paid for my bern consumers. and then, secondly, repeal obama care. and that, as far as i can tell, the complete romney plan on getting the economy running again. how does it sound to you? >> th
president obama defined the romney plan with more specificity than romney did. >> the theory that the best way to grow the economy is from the top down. romney believes if you simply take away regulations and cut taxes by trillions of dollars, the market will solve all of our problems on its own. if you agree with that, you should vote for them. and i promise you, they will take us in that direction. >>> without presidential leadership, it simply can't happen. controlling only...
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governor romney doesn't seem to get that. he doesn't seem to understand maximizing profits by whatever means necessary, through layoffs or tax avoidance or union busting might not always be good for the average american or for the american economy. why else would he want to spend trls trillions more on tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. why else would he propose cutting his own taxes while raising them on 18 million working families? why else would he want to slash the investments that have always helped the economy grow, but at the same time stop regulating the reckless behavior on wall street that helped the economy crash. somehow he and his friends in congress think that the same bad ideas will lead to a different result. or they are just hoping you won't remember what happened the last time we tried it their way. well, ohio, i'm here to say, we were there, we remember, and we are not going back. we are moving this country forward! [ cheers and applause ] >> but we want businesses to succeed. we went entrepreneurs and
governor romney doesn't seem to get that. he doesn't seem to understand maximizing profits by whatever means necessary, through layoffs or tax avoidance or union busting might not always be good for the average american or for the american economy. why else would he want to spend trls trillions more on tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. why else would he propose cutting his own taxes while raising them on 18 million working families? why else would he want to slash the investments that have...
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governor romney blasting the move. governor romney is now taking aim at president obama's immigration bombshell, calling it a political move. why wait until 4 1/2 months before the election. george pressed the president's senior adviser on "this week". >> it's aronnic coming from governor romney, who said he would protest the dream act, asking people to self-deport. >> reporter: the governor sat down with us. saying that people here illegally should go home and get in the back of the line like everyone else. >> we have to secure our board interput in place a plan for people who want to the be legal residents, apply and get in the back of the line. >> reporter: they would leaf this country go home and get in line with everybody else? >> that is correct. >> reporter: now, romney is calling far long term solution for the children brought here by their parents. but he is not asking what that solution might be. and when asked if he could repeal the president's move if he were elected in. >> we will look at that but i would
governor romney blasting the move. governor romney is now taking aim at president obama's immigration bombshell, calling it a political move. why wait until 4 1/2 months before the election. george pressed the president's senior adviser on "this week". >> it's aronnic coming from governor romney, who said he would protest the dream act, asking people to self-deport. >> reporter: the governor sat down with us. saying that people here illegally should go home and get in the...
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hard assault. >> here is the obama campaign defining mitt romney before mitt romney has a chance to define himself, and they're saying he's rich, he doesn't know anything about your life, he doesn't care about you? these are very effective attacks. >> i think romney has defined himself, and i think people do know who the guy is, by the way. he's been running for office for years now, we've been covering those campaigns, we've looked deeply at the guy, and what we've seen is a guy who basically runs a campaign on not the other guy. he's never wanted to focus on him. anyway, what do you think of this ad campaign? does he want to define himself? i'm not sure he does. >> i was at obama headquarters the other day, spent the day there. and it's clear to me their overriding strategic doctrine in addition to the gay marriage stuff, they don't want to run away from it, prit marry doctrine is to go after mitt romney. they want to meet him on the economic ground and they want to, as susan said, try to define him more. most people really don't know that much about mitt romney. they really don't know t
hard assault. >> here is the obama campaign defining mitt romney before mitt romney has a chance to define himself, and they're saying he's rich, he doesn't know anything about your life, he doesn't care about you? these are very effective attacks. >> i think romney has defined himself, and i think people do know who the guy is, by the way. he's been running for office for years now, we've been covering those campaigns, we've looked deeply at the guy, and what we've seen is a guy...
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we heart marco rubio say that and mitt romney. is there truth to that? >> reporter: it's an interesting point. it's unclear. it's an open question. it's going to depend on what happens in november. many people in congress and poem who watch congress acknowledge there's not a lot that was likely to happen on the dream act or any other comprehensive immigration overhaul. i should note, the democrats, some of the democrats said this is a great step forward. we still need to push for a long term permanent measure. >> thank you very much for your reporting this morning. >>> the man who wants to replace president obama weighed in on the decision that may be influenced by the white house's political hopes. listen. >> i can tell you that i think it's unfortunate this sort of thing comes up four and a half months before the election. the president has been in office three and a half years. he had both houses of congress, did nothing the first two years with them. of course this comes up with the a time when it's a temporary measure. we need something that is long
we heart marco rubio say that and mitt romney. is there truth to that? >> reporter: it's an interesting point. it's unclear. it's an open question. it's going to depend on what happens in november. many people in congress and poem who watch congress acknowledge there's not a lot that was likely to happen on the dream act or any other comprehensive immigration overhaul. i should note, the democrats, some of the democrats said this is a great step forward. we still need to push for a long...
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we'll check out last night's twist with president obama and mitt romney. dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives easier. introducing at&t mobile share. one plan lets you share data on up to 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. add a tablet for only $10 per month. the more data you share, the more you save. at&t. the more data you share, the more you save. capella university understands back from rough economic times. employees...
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>> romney and ryan are focused on a progrowth economic policy. youth, such a as myself, including young republicans are excited about what they have to say. >> what do you think is the most important issue? >> for us, we have been talking to students across the country. we believe the economy is the heart of what most are talking about. an issue like the economy, it's easy to talk to the people about the president's accomplishments. we have seen 29 months of job growth. young americans feel comfortable entering a job market after graduation. that message is honing in when we talk to young students, college students. we are excited to talk about that at the upcoming convention where we are going to see so many programs to make sure youth are part of the process. >> katie, talk about romney trailing obama 2% points. it lays within the sampling error. when you look at younger generations, romney is behind in the double digits according to polls. in florida, home of the rnc next week, romney trails by 16%. why do you think that is? >> i think, honest
>> romney and ryan are focused on a progrowth economic policy. youth, such a as myself, including young republicans are excited about what they have to say. >> what do you think is the most important issue? >> for us, we have been talking to students across the country. we believe the economy is the heart of what most are talking about. an issue like the economy, it's easy to talk to the people about the president's accomplishments. we have seen 29 months of job growth. young...
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it's the mitt romney plan again. the offer letter actually described the proposal as the bowles plan. republicans say the plan is based on the outline for the debt commission co-chair. the approach outlined in the letter speaker boehner sent to the president does not represent the simpson-bowles plan nor is it the bowles plan. the white house also rejected the offer in a statement today. the republican letter released today does not meet the test of balance. in fact, it actually promises to lower rates for the wealthiest americans and sticks the middle class with the bill. their plan includes nothing new and provides no details on which e deductions they would eliminate, which loopholes they would close or which medicare savings they would achieve. hold it right there, folks. loopholes, aren't we tired of hearing about loopholes? timothy geithner made appearances on all the sunday talk shows to hammer home the specifics of the white house plan. republicans tried to counter his presence using their favorite media sour
it's the mitt romney plan again. the offer letter actually described the proposal as the bowles plan. republicans say the plan is based on the outline for the debt commission co-chair. the approach outlined in the letter speaker boehner sent to the president does not represent the simpson-bowles plan nor is it the bowles plan. the white house also rejected the offer in a statement today. the republican letter released today does not meet the test of balance. in fact, it actually promises to...